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John Adams: A Life
by John Ferling - The University of Tennessee Press , 1992Ferling depicts a reluctant revolutionary, a leader who was deeply troubled by the warfare that he helped to make, and a fiercely independent statesman. The book brings to life an exciting time, an age in which Adams played an important role.(1259 views)

The Life and Teaching of Karl Marx
by Max Beer - National Labour Press , 1921Written by renowned Marxist historian Max Beer, this book is a definitive biography, full of personal details and a clear account of Marx's economic and historical doctrines, the 'Dictatorship of the Proletariat' and Bolshevist methods generally.(3690 views)

An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments With Truth
by Mohandas K. Gandhi - Columbia University , 2011Mohandas Gandhi is one of the most inspiring figures of our time. In his classic autobiography he recounts the story of his life and how he developed his concept of active nonviolent resistance, which propelled the Indian struggle for independence.(7494 views)

The True Benjamin Franklin
by Sydney George Fisher - J.B. Lippincott Company , 1903This is an analysis of the life and character of Franklin. The author endeavored to let Franklin speak for himself. The text is in the way of an estimate of his position, worth, and work, and gives every essential fact of his career.(4713 views)

The Meaning of Mandela
by Xolela Mangcu - Human Sciences Research Council , 2004This lively, engaging and witty collection of lectures brings together the renowned African and African-American scholars - Cornel West, Henry Louis Gates Jr and Wole Soyinka - to reflect on the public meaning of the iconic Nelson Mandela.(7054 views)

The Presidents: A Reference History
by Henry F. Graff - Advameg, Inc. , 2009This a standard resource for students and the general public alike: U.S. presidents from George Washington to George W. Bush are profiled in depth. This is the story of the national political leadership of the country during the nearly two centuries.(7176 views)

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
by Benjamin Franklin - Pennsylvania State University , 2007The original form of the manuscript is here reproduced in recognition of its value as a picture of one of the most notable personalities of Colonial times, and of its acknowledged rank as one of the great autobiographies of the world.(11983 views)

Autobiography of Thomas Jefferson
by Thomas Jefferson - G.P. Putnam's Sons , 1914The Autobiography left by Thomas Jefferson belongs to the literature of the Nation. The distinctive character of the man, his imagination, his intellectual force, and his patriotism, have served to make Jefferson a great figure in American history.(7089 views)

Benjamin Franklin
by John T. Morse Jr. - Houghton-Mifflin , 1889This is 1889 biography of Benjamin Franklin. It is here reproduced in recognition of its value as a picture of one of the most notable personalities of Colonial times, and of its acknowledged rank as one of the great autobiographies of the world.(5088 views)

George Washington Man and Monument
by Cunliffe Marcus - Mentor Book , 1958The obelisk that called the Washington Monument was completed a hundred years after George Washington had achieved victory and independence for his nation. Yet the bones of the man it celebrates are in the vault of his Mount Vernon home.(7378 views)